Marking her first physical release, Detroit-based producer Wetdogg joins Hold Me, the label of Manuel Gonzales (MGUN) and Ryan Spencer, to issue her debut album ‘Pssssssp…‘ – an experimental wormhole of downtempo, electronica and leftfield pop.
Using the primitive technology of the password journal (often marketed to little girls to keep their secrets) Wetdogg uses the idea of the password journal to imagine a utopia free of the surveillance state in her album pssssssp…
Sounding similar to the output of the now defunct yet highly acclaimed Miami-based experimental record label Merck, particularly in the case of ‘Pistachio Island‘ album by ilkae, Wetdogg employs a medley of hardware to weave and manipulate a variety of synths, drum beats, textures and vocals into 10 intriguing and unconventional tracks sitting somewhere between the lines of James K, HTRK and Lolina.
Lifted from the press release – “When a dog runs into a river and comes out and shakes itself dry, there is no data collected, technology does not aim to control those that it cannot. Numbers are definite and infinite, a linear path to doomsday. With every move we make, we are tracked and traced and categorised in order to sell ourselves into data hell. Intimacy used to have meaning, the present moment, truth and love but so much of it has been taken captive by technology that seeks to psychologically manipulate and control. A dog runs into the water because that is what dogs do, but it seems these days we are starved from our natural instincts, instead relying on someone else’s answer that we of course seek online. ”
Highlights from the album include “dat angel shit“, “kimchi” and “dream last night“. For those that are in the 313, Wetdogg celebrates the release of her album at Carbon Athletic Club in Detroit on Saturday 19th April. Check the YouTube video below for the scoop.
‘Pssssssp…’ is scheduled for release in April via Hold Me Recordings. Order a vinyl copy from Inverted Audio Record Store.
A1. pssssssp
A2. dat angel shit
A3. ehhh ehhh
A4. the most
A5. taunt
B1. y cant we be friends
B2. kimchi
B3. dream last night
B4. signal
B5. wetdoggs beat